Blog Entry 8

So far in this chapter we have not paid any particular attention to the impact of ICT on older people – people who have previously lived within a fairly stable environment. Today the momentum of change (in which computer-based technologies play a pivotal role) is ever-increasing. Consequently, older people are becoming ever more concerned and bewildered by the constant alternations that are occurring in practically every aspect of their daily lives. Stability is being replaced by instability. As younger people embrace e-mail, cellular phones, text messaging and the like, the older generations see their post offices closing, no longer is there any personal contact at the bank, and who knows for how much longer they will be able to use a chequebook?

· How do you perceive the ramifications of computer-based technologies, and the current pace of change impacting on older people?

I see it as, the older people are more hard working and enthusiast on there works. The computer – based technologies affect them by the effort they used apply with than the new era of sending emails by clicking, they may hardly adapt to these changes but truly their generation at there times are more productive rather than our present times.

· To what extent are they becoming increasingly isolated?

They just missed the things they usually do at their times. Normally, they are not isolated in the first place, they just don’t like the way the present persons do tasks nowadays. They pissed on being timid of our generation and thinking the actions and tasks as business rather than a “work”.

· Is direct personal contact being gradually eroded?

Yes of course, seeing and managing with other people is the hardest part of being a human. Direct personal contact adds insecurities and low profile by one hand rather than talking to a machine. Previously, withdrawing in the banks using cheque’s is like withdrawing all of your money, I’m saying that, people are aware on insecurities that one may look down on someone withdrawing a single peso rather than taking a mallet of cash. In this scenario, by used of the ATM, people can get the exact and manage there bills accordingly on their likes and plans.

· Perhaps discuss these issues with an older person that you know, such as family members. Identify key issues.

My grandmother and even my parents are not well educated with responds to new technologies. They all look all of the machines as a toy than can be bought and easily be broken which is quite correct on their part. People as grow older are much lesser to think and work progressively so they let there young ones to teach them on some matters. Of course seniors are always be the masters as long as “respect” is present at all times.

· Have these people gained as a consequence of the proliferation of and reliance we place upon computer-based technologies and the pace of change that has ensued?

Of course! Technology must adopt on its target clients and consumers with regards on its purpose. It must change features and functions accordingly on what the majority can understand and be can be easily to adopt, it will always be depends on the client age, state, billing capacity and the place on where it is living.